Service difficulty report · Transceiver · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
July 10, 2012
Submitted
July 12, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N478TA
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
2339
Aircraft time
24,446 hours, 11,259 cycles
Engine
Iae V2524A5
Part
Transceiver
Part number
6225132622
Part serial
981R
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Weather Radar
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING CLIMB OF THE AIRCRAFT AS FLIGHT LR-604 FROM SJO TO LAX, THE PILOT IN COMMAND REPORTED: DURING CLIMB WEATHER RADAR STOPPED AT LEAST 4 TIMES, ALL RADAR INDICATIONS DISAPPEARED; SO THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SJO AIRPORT PERFORMING AN OVERWEIGHT LANDING PROCEDURE (71,000 KG.) IT WAS INSPECTED AS PER TSM 34-41-00-810-801-A AND 34-41-00-810-812-A, THE WXR TRANSCEIVER WAS REPLACED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AMM 34-41-33 PB 401 AND THE WEATHER RADAR CONTROL UNIT WAS REPLACED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AMM 34-41-12 PB 401, PERFORMED OPERATIONAL TEST IN ACCORDANCE WITH AMM 34-41-00-740-002-A WITH NORMAL RESULTS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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